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Costco Wholesale Balance Sheet Statement

Assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity

Costco Wholesale holds $82.8B in total assets. Shareholders' equity is $30.3B against $8.2B in total debt. Cash and equivalents total $16.2B. The current ratio is 1.04 and debt-to-equity is 0.270. Based on the Q4 2025 filing.

Total Assets$82.8BTotal Stockholders Equity$30.3BLong Term Debt$5.7BCash And Equivalents$16.2BTotal Current Assets$43.4BTotal Current Liabilities$41.8B
Latest FilingQ4 2025
Report Date2025-12-17
Market Cap$436.49B
P/E Ratio53.89
ROE29.58%

Current Liabilities

MetricQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Accounts payable$19.4B$21.8B$18.6B$19.8B$19.8B$23.5B
Accrued Customer Programs (Current)$2.4B$2.4B$2.5B$2.6B$2.7B$2.7B
Accrued Payroll and Related Expenses$4.8B$4.8B$5.2B$4.8B$5.2B$5.2B
Current portion of long-term debt$103.0M$97.0M$98.0M$178.0M$75.0M$70.0M
Debt Maturity - Remainder of Fiscal Year—$229.0M$54.0M$237.0M—$171.0M
Deferred revenue$2.5B$2.7B$2.8B$2.9B$2.9B$3.0B
Other current liabilities$6.3B$6.6B$7.9B$7.4B$6.6B$7.4B
Total current liabilities$35.5B$38.3B$37.0B$37.6B$37.1B$41.8B

Current Assets

MetricQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Accounts receivable, net$2.7B$3.0B$3.1B$2.9B$3.2B$3.2B
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities—$691.0M$748.0M$777.0M—$795.0M
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities - Amortized Cost—$702.0M$759.0M$781.0M—$789.0M
Cash and cash equivalents$9.9B$10.9B$12.4B$13.8B$14.2B$16.2B
Debt Securities Amortized Cost$1.2B$931.0M$813.0M$1.0B$1.1B$960.0M
Inventories$18.6B$21.0B$18.8B$18.6B$18.1B$21.1B
Prepaid expenses and other current assets$1.7B$1.8B$1.9B$1.8B$1.8B$1.9B
Short-term investments$1.2B$920.0M$802.0M$1.0B$1.1B$966.0M
Total current assets$34.2B$37.5B$36.9B$38.2B$38.4B$43.4B

Equity

MetricQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Additional paid-in capital$7.8B$7.9B$8.0B$8.1B$8.3B$8.4B
Available-for-Sale Debt Securities - Accumulated Gross Unrealized Gain (Before Tax)————$3.0M$6.0M
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)-$1.8B-$2.2B-$2.2B-$1.9B-$1.8B-$2.0B
Common Stock and Capital Stock Shares Issued443.1M443.9M443.7M443.5M443.2M443.9M
Common Stock Par Value Per Share$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01
Common Stock Shares Authorized900M900M900M900M900M900M
Common Stock Shares Outstanding443.1M443.9M443.7M443.5M443.2M443.9M
Preferred Stock Par Value Per Share$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01$0.01
Preferred Stock Shares Authorized100M100M100M100M100M100M
Preferred Stock Shares Issued000000
Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding000000
Retained earnings$17.6B$18.7B$19.8B$20.9B$22.7B$23.9B
Share-Based Payment - Nonvested Awards (Number)2.8M2.3M2.4M2.3M2.3M2M
Share-Based Payment - Unrecognized Cost of Nonvested Awards$463.24$534.69$596.80$596.92$597.00$720.32
Share Repurchase Authorization Limit—$2.7B$2.5B$2.2B—$1.8B
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$69.8B$73.4B$73.2B$75.5B$77.1B$82.8B
Total stockholders' equity$23.6B$24.5B$25.6B$27.1B$29.2B$30.3B

Non-Current Liabilities

MetricQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Debt Maturity - 1 to 5 Years—$0.0$0.0$0.0—$0.0
Debt Maturity - Over 10 Years—$0.0$0.0$0.0—$189.0M
Debt - Unamortized Discount (Premium) and Issuance Costs, Net$22.0M$21.0M$19.0M$18.0M$17.0M$15.0M
Long-term debt$5.8B$5.7B$5.8B$5.7B$5.7B$5.7B
Long-Term Debt - Fair Value$5.4B$5.3B$5.3B$5.4B$5.4B$5.3B
Long-Term Debt, Gross$5.9B$5.9B$5.9B$5.9B$5.8B$5.8B
Operating lease liabilities, non-current$2.4B$2.3B$2.3B$2.5B$2.5B$2.4B
Other non-current liabilities$2.6B$2.6B$2.6B$2.6B$2.7B$2.6B
Total liabilities$46.2B$48.9B$47.6B$48.4B$47.9B$52.5B

Non-Current Assets

MetricQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Held-to-Maturity Debt Securities Amortized Cost—$229.0M$54.0M$237.0M—$171.0M
Operating lease right-of-use assets$2.6B$2.5B$2.5B$2.7B$2.7B$2.7B
Other non-current assets$3.9B$4.0B$4.0B$4.0B$4.1B$4.0B
Property and equipment, net$29.0B$29.3B$29.8B$30.6B$31.9B$32.6B
Total assets$69.8B$73.4B$73.2B$75.5B$77.1B$82.8B

Other

MetricQ3 '24Q4 '24Q1 '25Q2 '25Q3 '25Q4 '25
Number of Stores—896.00897.00905.00—921.00

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